Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-19
FLORIDA.


FLORIDA.
John II. Schick, clerk of the Ocala
House for the last two years, died last
Saturday morning, after only short Ill
ness.
United States Mail Inspector last
week thoroughly investigated the Monii-
cello ofioe--everthlng IN which he found
in perfect order.
An Ocala firm sent seventy-five boxes
Of oranges to a Macon (Ga. commission
house, and in return received eighty Two
cents In postage stamps.
Peach trees are in full bloom, as also are
many pear trees around Monticello, and
II there is no more cold weather the crops
of both fruits will be iarGe.
w. Fl. Trask, of Winter Park, had his
pocket picked of $l20 on Monday while
at the South Florida railroad depot, and
the thief escaped without arrest.
Postmaster G. &. Yonge has been ap-
pointed custodian of the new customs
| building at Pensacola, and the surrender
OF the property mas been made to him by
Supt. g. II. Overman.
The Escamba river bridge at Pensaco-
la needs careful watching. Some fine day
one of the Chaut9uqua excursion trains
will 20 through the bridge. The teredo
is a persistent worker.
Col. John Bradford and Judge George
z. Raney, both of Tallahassee, are having
large scopes OF their plantations planted
to pecan nuts. Ii nothing happens to in
jure or destroy the trees they will be in
bearing in about ten years.
r. Turnbull, OF Monticello,
received his commission as
United States Mail Inspector on last
Saturday, with advices that his head
quarters would be Atlanta, Ga. lie lett
on Monday to enter upon the discharge of
his duties.
At its meeting Tuesday night the City
Council OF Palatka reduced it's rate of
taxation for the city three mills. This
act will be appreciated by taxpayers, as
it will save them about $1,000 for the
year, and IL will be no hardship ON the
Council, for it has funds sufficient for all
Ieeds Of the special tax that was so re-
duced.
Mayor j. E. T. Bowden, of LaVilla, is
sinking an artesian well on his premises
in that suburban town, and Wednesday
morning ii had reached depth OF 1856 teet.
Wednesday well preserved sea shell
was raised from its depths, showing that
there nave been crustaceans OF blyalYe IN
habitants of the lower regions in the by
gone ages. The contract for this well is
that the party sinking it is TO he paid 49,
GOO by Mr.. 3owden, provided there is OBJ
tanned a flow of 1000 gallons of good
water per minute with a pressure OF
! twenty-eight pounds, or upon failure only
$500 are to be paid the contractor.
Rev. MIR. Culpepper of Macon, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Curry, also of Macon, reached
Monticello on last Wednesday evening,
and from. that date both gentlemen, as
sisted by the local clergy, have devoted
their entire time and efforts for tue ad-
VancemenG of the great cause of religion
-MrCulpepper preaching three sermons
nearly every day-mornlng. evening and
night, The attendance of the people has
been large, most of the business men
closing their doors daily and attending
the church. A great many feel deep
interest In the cause, and are greatly ar
tected by the candid and Impressive ser
mons of the revivalist.
The annual meeting of the Florida
acht Club WAS held at Jacksonville
W ednesday. The report showed a most
flourishing condition of affairs. A series
OF regattas is proposed to take place dur
ing the coming months. The following
officers were chosen for the eneuing year:
A. ID. Basnett, First Commodore; f. Z.
Fleming, Second Commodore; }. q. Chris
topher, Captain, Governing Committee:
Il. NJ. Call, Z. b. McCuen, J. II. Crosby,
j. l., Morgan, ". B. Young; T. e. Buck
man, Secretary. Trustees: Il. T. BaVa,
ID. g.. Amber, b. =. Hazeltine, John
Clark, Il. E. Buchanan. The following
members were elected: j. II. Owens, G.
Ii. Anderson, V. b. Hubbell, DIR. Ii. Ba-
con, j. ). Williams.
There IS a colored woman living in
Monticello who has an "Enoch Arden"
incident in her life, and which places her
in rather an unenviable position. Dur
ing the war her husband went off with
some of the soldiers as body-servant and
ut it's close did not return. She has all
along supposed him dead, as she never
heard anything from him, and last wear
she married second time. A few days
ago she received a letter from small
town In New Jersey, signed by her hus-
hand, saying that "he was now well of
in this worlds goods. and for her not to
get married, as he was coming home 10
her, after an absence Of twenty-four
years." She eaye, however, "that she
Will stick TO husband No. 2, and husband
No. can look around for another wife,"
The following amounts have been or
dered paid on Monday next, at Jackson
vile, In the case OF Duval billiard and
others against the steamer Queen OF ST.
Johns, by Judge Pardee, Circuit Judge
of the United States Court: Alabama
Coal and Coke Company Sill II, Henry
Bryant $53 10, j. 5. Wright So 80, Nc
Cam, Given " smith W ~, Alex Il. Ste
vens S15, A. =. Taft sos, j. $. Merrill a.
Bro. S102 %, Buchanan 81 Delaporte 1923.
Gillen IL Hayw $l3 20, w. X. Lam
beck $546, w. Il. kemper, 81, 456, II. II.
Duval $780, E. g. Pickett $l44 81, Il. b.
HIliard S74 Is, Wightman Il Christopher
$lSl 20, Drew, Hazeltine and Livingston
$197 AZ, George r. Drew II Co. 1910 80.
Henry Clark 500 20, f. f. smith
$l04 %, John q. Christopher $l,116 90.
After paying the above amounts proc
tors fees and costs OF court, there Will re-
.Inain OF the $4,000 assets OF sale OF the
steamer S3,36l %, which, by decree OF that
court, is dfSnaap paid over TO John g.
Christopher for tn0unts advanced by him
to mariners and others who held claims
against said steamer, and for which he
held mortgage len. There is at present
remaining in the registry OF the court
1882 50 OF the $4,000 Tor which the steam
er was sold. Clerk Walter will pay out
the various above amounts at his office on
and after Monday next.